Four ways to detect a deepfake voice

Written By kerry tomlinson

Now, creating a deepfake voice is as easy as downloading an app on your phone or software on your laptop.

Some people use it for entertainment or business. But a contingent of cybercrooks is ready to use it for crime --- and in fact, already has stolen millions of dollars, according to news reports.

What can you do to detect a voice deepfake before you lose money to audio tricksters? Here are four ways to uncover a voice fake.

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Story originally published on May 25, 2022.

See print version here at Ampyx News (formerly known as Ampere News).

 

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